A leader with low concern for both production and people is said to have a(n) ________ management style.
A) counterproductive
B) middle-of-the-road
C) impoverished
D) apathetic
Question 2The leadership dimensions of consideration and initiating structure seem to be:
A) exclusionary, high in one means low in the other.
B) complementary, in that they work in combination.
C) independent, they have little if any effect on each other.
D) dependent, a leader can't be high in one without being high in the other.
Question 3The phrase My word is my bond is likely to be spoken by someone at the ________ stage of moral development.
A) pre-conventional
B) conventional
C) post-conventional
D) principled
Question 4Empowerment requires managers to:
A) exercise charismatic-based power.
B) share expert information.
C) control communication channels.
D) tell workers exactly what to do.
Question 5Organizations that have a strong internal focus along with a high degree of flexibility and discretion are said to have a(n):
A) market culture.
B) clan culture.
C) adhocracy culture.
D) competing values culture.
Question 6Which one of the following actions is an example of whistle-blowing?
A) Reporting to a supervisor that a fellow employee has a drug-problem
B) Fulfilling the role of referee at a sporting event
C) Telling the local newspaper about the company's upcoming annual picnic
D) Reporting the company's misdeeds to the authorities
Question 7XYZ corporation has ten levels of authority between the president and the lowest level employee on the organizational chart. By contrast, ABC Corporation has only three levels of authority between the president and the lowest level.
It may be said that XYZ's hierarchy of authority is ________, whereas ABC's is ________.
A) flat; tall
B) tall; flat
C) wide; narrow
D) narrow; wide
Question 8In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals live up to what is expected by people close to them and maintain order by fulfilling obligations to which they have agreed?
A) conscientious stage
B) conventional stage
C) principled stage
D) preconventional stage
Question 9At the ________ level of moral development, ethical decisions rely on maintaining expected standards and living up to the expectations of others.
A) preconventional
B) conventional
C) principled
D) post-conventional
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